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North Canton junior RB Erick Howard and Louisville junior WR Bobby Swigert are among the area football standouts that could attend Ohio State's spring football game on Saturday in Columbus, according to Bucknuts.com.

The Web site reports several top college prospects could be in attendance for the annual game at Ohio Stadium.

Hoban will play archrival St. Vincent-St. Mary in the first high school football game at the new University of Akron’s InfoCision Stadium on Friday, Sept. 18, according to a report this morning from AkronNewsNow.com.

Walsh Jesuit senior offensive linemen Brian Smith was one of 36 high school players selected to play for Team USA this summer in the inaugural World Junior Championships at Fawcett Stadium, according to the Canton Repository.

Five University of Akron men’s soccer players have been selected by the U.S. Under-18 men’s national team to train in Carson, Calif., from Apr. 18-26, Zips head coach Caleb Porter announced.

The five UA players are rising sophomore Kofi Sarkodie and incoming freshmen Chad Barson, Scott Caldwell, Ben Speas and Zarek Valentin. The quintet already has played within the U.S. national team system.

Louisville boys' basketball coach Rich Venuto will coach in the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Top 100 showcase this Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at Capital University in Columbus.

Each of the 16 basketball districts of the OHSBCA will be represented by at least five underclass players. College coaches will have an opportunity to see the players participate in competitive drill and scrimmage situations.

Eli Hawkins, a 2007 graduate of Canton McKinley High School, has recently signed a letter of intent to attend Malone University next fall and participate in the school’s inaugural intercollegiate swimming and diving season.

Hawkins, a 6-foot-3 sprint and freestyle swimmer, lettered three years at McKinley and is transferring to Malone from Oakland (MI) University. He was named the Bulldogs MVP in the 2006-2007 season and earned All-Federal League honors in the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons. Academically, he was a member of the Honor Roll and the Merit Roll.